Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.6 times more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,099.53
|
$7.88
₩11,309
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN8,637.46
|
$6.09
₩8,739
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN769.50
|
$1.59
₩2,278
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN428.02
|
$0.84
₩1,207
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,065.91
|
$3.10
₩4,443
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN1,935.14
|
$6.52
₩9,365
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN16,883.66
|
$8.06
₩11,567
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,416.99
|
$3.06
₩4,390
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN2,915.16
|
$4.74
₩6,799
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,327.64
|
$3.30
₩4,734
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,161.21
|
$1.55
₩2,224
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,261.95
|
$2.44
₩3,504
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,146.96
|
$2.68
₩3,854
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,027.05
|
$1.73
₩2,484
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN985.26
|
$1.39
₩1,991
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,516.82
|
$4.59
₩6,586
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.40
₩63,741
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,023.07
₩38,790,260
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN14,374.95
|
$8.02
₩11,514
|
|
pay 75.2% more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN64,340.50
|
$22.27
₩31,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN3,811,389.20
|
$883.18
₩1,267,759
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,792,793.01
|
$490.54
₩704,144
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN36,286.46
|
$133.35
₩191,421
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN207,299.14
|
$385.48
₩553,338
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,043,394.69
|
$20,782.92
₩29,832,838
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,850.97
|
$3.58
₩5,140
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,545.26
|
$3.60
₩5,171
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,096.22
|
$3.22
₩4,626
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN69,411.13
|
$53.73
₩77,125
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN12,931.33
|
$10.74
₩15,421
|
|
pay 58.1% more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN46,115.64
|
$59.13
₩84,875
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN44,529.69
|
$46.64
₩66,956
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN106,676.78
|
$86.69
₩124,444
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN132,564.02
|
$124.89
₩179,274
|
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